# Accident 19980602011819A: Piper PA28180, North Platte, NE, June 2, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1998, 11:25 local time
- Place: North Platte, NE
- Airport: Lee Bird Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1305° N, 100.7698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1305&lon=-100.7698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8469W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 31 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980602011819A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

GUSTY CROSSWIND. LANDED HARD OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY. DAMAGED WINGS AND GEAR BUT ABLE TAXI TO RAMP. (.4)THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 30R.  THE WINDS WERE REPORTED AS 050 AT 13.  DURING THE FLARE THE PILOT REALIZED THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  DURING ROLLOUT THE LEFT WING IMPACTED A RUNWAY LIGHT. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO NEGOTIATE AROUND A SECOND RUNWAY LIGHT AND RE-ENTER THE RUNWAY.  A POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE FAILED TO REVEAL ANY PRE-ACCIDENT ANOMALIES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI98LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA189), Jun 2, 1998: Piper PA-28-180 (N8469W), North Platte, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft. Factors were the crosswind and runway light.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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